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AI didn't just make him faster. It made him more ambitious. | Google DeepMind's Logan Kilpatrick

Sequoia Capital · Jun 17, 2026 · Engineering Insights

AI coding tools act as an accelerant that raises a developer's sense of agency and ambition.

“It really does feel like an accelerant.”

Google DeepMind's Logan Kilpatrick describes how AI development tools make him feel more capable, shifting his problem-solving from MVP-scale ideas toward far more ambitious projects. It's a reflective take on how AI raises the ceiling of individual developer ambition, but it's anecdotal and offers no new product, data, or strategic announcement.

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